Improved bag-holder



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E. A. FISHER, OF MORGANVILLE, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 91,004, dated .Time 8, 1869. Y

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may conce/rn Be it known that I, E. A. FISHER, ofMorganville, in the county of Genesee, and State of New York, have.invented a new and useful Improvement in Bag- Holders; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled lin the art to make. and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming partof this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of my improvedbag-holder adjusted for holding the bag in an inclined position.

Figure 2 is a detail side view, illustrating a modification of the same.

Figure 3 is a top view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved hag-holder, whichshall be so constructed and arranged as to hold the bag in either avertical or inclined position; and

It consists in'the construction and combination of the various parts ofthe device, as hereinafter Amore fully described.

A is the hopper, the lower part of which is so formed as to enter themouth of the bag to be filled, and is provided with hooks a', for theconvenient attachment of the said bag.

The rear part of the upper edge of the hopper A is flared outward, andprojects above the edge of the forward part, so as to serve as a guardto catch and guide into the bag any grain that may ily from the shovel.

To the rear side of the hopper A is attached,or upon it is formed ablock, B, which slides up and down along the forward side of thestandard, and is provided with hooked arms C, the hooks of which entergrooves. formed in, or rest against flanges formed upon or attached tosaid standard, to keep the sliding block B in place upon the saidstandard.

To the sliding block B is attached a pawl, D, which may be inadein theform of a strap passing around the standard E, and taking hold of arack, F, formed upon `or attached to the rear side of the said standard,asl

shown ings. l and 3; or the said pawl may be made in the form of aprojection of the block B, to take hold of the rack F, formed upon orattached to the front side of the said standard E, as shown in g. 2.

' The standard E is formed with grooves, or flanges upon its sides, andwith rack-teeth F, formed upon or attached toits rear or front side, ashereinbefore described.

To the lower end of the standard E is attached a base, orfoundation-board, or platform G, extending out at the 'ont of thestandard, both to give a iirm foundation to said standard, and to serveas a platform for the bag to stand upon. Y

The standard E may he hinged or jointed at or near its lower end, sothat it may be inclined, to hold the bag in an inclined position, forconvenience in lling the bags with the shovel.

In this case, the jointed standard E should be provided with aspring-catch, H, attached to said standard, or to the platform G, tohold the standard rigidly in a vertical position when required. y

When the jointed standard is used in an inclined position, its forwardend should rest vupon a frame formed of two vertical bars, I, connectedt0 each other, and held in their proper relative positions by one ormore cross-bars, J.

With the vertical bars I of the frame I J, is also connected anadjustable cross-bar, K, the ends of which enter and slide up and downin grooves, or slotsl formed in said vertical bars I, and which issupported in any desired position, by pins passing through one or theother of the holes through the said vertical bars, according to theheight at which the bag is to be supported.

To the rear side of the adjustable bar K is hinged a board, or platform,L, the other end of which may rest upon'the platform G, to support thebody, or middle part of the bag, while being filled.`

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl Theframe I J, adjustable bar K, and hinged board L, in combination with thehopper A and jointed standard E, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

, E. A. FISHER.

\Vitnesses:

ROBERT FISHER, FRED. G. FISHER.

